Apparatus for treating hydrocarbons



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APFARATUS FOR TREATING mmmCARBONSV 'Original FilefnlvJuly`l`15`l 11920 2Sheevts-Sheet l Feb@ 22 9 @27 G. EGLOFF ET AL.

APPARATUS Foa TREATING HYDRooARBoNs Original Filed 'July l5, 1920 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb.. '22 1927.

`oUsTAv neLorr AND HARRY I. BENNER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoRs rroUNIVERSAL OIL-PRODUCTS COMPANY, or' sHIcAGo, ILLINOIS, A c oaronArIoN orSOUTH DAKOTA.

AEEAKATU'S FOR TREATIG HYDROCARBONS.

Application filed July 15, 1920, serial No.. 396,471. Renewed August 14,1926.

V This `invention relates lo improvements vin apparatus f or treatinghydrocarbons and refers more particularly to an apparatus adapted forthe cracking of hydrocarbon oils.

The-objects of the invention are to provide an apparatus in which theheating clement .exlendsthrough thestill and in which part -oftl1e.still rotates around said heatingelc- "ment in order'that the oilbyagitation may be subjectedto-uniform heating; to provide an apparatus 1nwhich the vapor and resid-` uuin lines are connected to stationary partsof the-still so as to avoid diiiculties with leakagethrough stuiiingboxes or the like and in general to provide an improved apparatus of thecharacter referred to.

`In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a View partly in Side elevation an'djpartlyfin verticalsection of thestill and certain of its connected parts.- Fig. 2 is anenlarged view of the joint between the y 'stationary and rotary partsvof thefstill' shown in Figure 1.

Fig.3 is an enlarged sectional detail taken o n a line Y of Fig. 1. f A

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on linev vA--AL of Fig.v 1.

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Referring Vto the drawings, 1 designates the still composedof a rotaryportion. 2 and stationary portion 3.- The stationary por-v tion 3 issupported by means of standard 4 While the rotary portion is mounted onis an assembled view'of the Aappastandards' and 6i The abutting ends ofthe still members 2 and 3 are secured by means of the joint 7, thearrangement being a double tongue and groove construction in which themember 8 rotates while the member 9 is stationary. The movable portion 2of the still is provided with circumferentially extending gears 10 and11 which mesh with' the small gears or pinions 12 and 13. The pinions 13are rotated from driving 4shaft 14 by means of the pulley 15 connected''to' any suitable source of motive power not shown. The still is heatedbymeans, ofthe longitudinally extending centrally disposed corrugatedheating tube 16 which-is heated by burner 17 and is provided with stackoutlet 18. This member 16 at one end extends throughpart 3 of the stilland at its otherend is connected to. the still This tongue and groovejoint comprises the ,stationary member 20 connected tothe heat-.

by valve 24 to any suitable source of suppl y while the discharge sideofthe pump is connected to the feed line 25 lprovided with throttlevalve 26. The feed pipe 25 is connected to ldelivery vpipe 27 whichextends longitudinally through the still through the upper portionthereof and is provided at its lower side with a series of ports 28. Theresidue is drawn ott from the stationary part ofthe still through pipe29 having throttle valve 30. rl`he vapors pass out of the stationarypart of the still through line 31 provided with throttle valve 32. rlheline 31 connectsto dephlegmator 33 having balies 34 and at its loweredge the angle partition member 35 and spaced cap 36. The refluxcondensate, by means of the arrangement just described passes directlyinto the re .turn pipe 37 leading to line 27. A. valve 38 #i well asliquiddraw o pipe 49 controlled by throttle valve 50.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the pipes entering' the stilland leaving' the still are'eonnected to the stationary part of the stillthus simplifying the construction. An-

other feature of the invention which may be noted is 'the double tongueand groove joint previously referred to and in the connection betweenthe hea-ting element and the still, a gasket 51 is preferably interposedin the joint.

We claim as our invention:

Ln an apparatus for treating oil, the combination with a still having astationary portion and a. movable portion, means for artualing saidmovable portion and a l1eat ing element taking; the form oi" alongitudinally disposed tribe extending through said portions, an oili'eed passing through the stationary portion, and vapor and residuumoutlets in said stationary portion.

2. In un ap :iaratus for treating oii, the combination with a stillhaving a stationary portion and a movable portion, means for actuatingsaid movable portion and a heat ing element extending through saidportions and stationary relativeto the movable portion of the still,means for introducing oil to the still, and means for discharging va- V-pors and residuum from the stationary por tion.

In an apparatus for treating oil; the

combination with a still comprising a stationary portion and a movableportion, a tongue and groove movable joint between said ortions andmeans for actuating said movable portion and a heating element pass ingthrough said still.

et. In an apparatus for treating oil-.tlie combination with a stillcomprising a stationary portion and a movable portion, a tongue andgroove movable joint between said portions, means for actuating said movportion and a stationary portion, means for actuating said movableportion and a va* Jor'line, liquid draw off line and eliargin lineconnected to said stationary portion an a stationary central heatingelement passing through said still.

(. An apparatus for treating oil, co1n-v prising a still, the inajorportion of said still being rotatable with the minorv portion at one endstationary, means for uniting the 4i rotatable and stationary portionsto form a fluid proof union therebetween, avlieating conduit passingthrough the still, means for rotating the rotary portion of the still,an oil inlet carried by the' stationary portion of the still, andresiduum and vapor diseliargesalso supported -by said Stationary stillportion.

